WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Latin word imperator derives from the stem of the verb imperare, meaning ‘to order, to command’. It was originally employed as a title roughly equivalent to commander under the Roman Republic. Later it became a part of the titulature of the Roman Emperors as their praenomen.

Detailed explanation-2: -Imperator: During the civil wars that followed Caesar’s death, Octavian, whose real name had been Gaius Julius Caesar since his adoption, began to refer to himself as Imperator Julius Caesar, as if imperator was the first name.

Detailed explanation-3: -centurion, the principal professional officer in the armies of ancient Rome and its empire. The centurion was the commander of a centuria, which was the smallest unit of a Roman legion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unsurprisingly, the title of the “first greatest Roman emperor” goes to Caesar Augustus. While in his youth, Octavian plunged Rome into one of the bloodiest civil wars and toppled the Roman Republic; as emperor Augustus, he created the strong foundation for one of the truly greatest of all empires in human history.

Detailed explanation-5: -Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus was perhaps the greatest of Rome’s generals. He was a man who never lost a battle, and who defeated the most dangerous enemy Rome had ever faced. From his first combat experience at Ticinus, it was clear that the young boy was a skilled warrior and talented commander.